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it cost about $2.2 million in damage. two teens were killed in the crash. investigators aren't sure what caused the accident. remnants of hurricane isaac continue to soak the east coast with rain, possible tornadoes popping up in new jersey and in rochester, new york, rain clogged roads as people were heading back to work. residents are returning to their homes and trying to queen up as the floodwaters recede. it's been a very active period of weather. we had a shower coming down currently south of d.c., thunderstorm toward culpepper, virginia. here on the eastern shore, not too far from galena, middleton, a shower. the heat and humidity making

their presence felt extremely summer like, feeling like 97 in the city. it's helping to fuel the heat and humidity. it is an active pattern up and down the east coast. this leftover low from isaac with about a 50/50 shot of developing into a new namedat? 80sed a few showers to the south. we have much more coming up. >> when you can't take wyatt with you, you can take our forecast. just head to abc2news.com/weather to learn how to download our weather app on your smartphone. you can get shield app when severe weather pops up in your neighborhood. foreclosures, short sales, disappearing equity. home prices across the nation have risen from last year. that's the biggest jump we've seen in the past six years.

abc2's jeff hager has more. >> reporter: you can still find the for sale sig. you just have to search harder. they have been searching for the past six months and they still haven't found their next home. >> we are looking in all different price ranges and not seeing what we want because there's just no inventory. >> reporter: that's from a couple who also built their own real estate company. the harris' opened their franchise on canton square in 2008 just in team for the housing bust. they sold 125 homes that first year. now they average that many every month. >> baltimore is rocking it. >> reporter: in the last year harris said home sales for the month of july jumped by $10 million here. the average price of a home in

baltimore jumped $28,000. >> this is good news, believe it or not. this is the only category that we've seen less percentage wise because the market has gone up. we're seeing a steady increase in buyers. less houses available for small in baltimore city. >> reporter: harris said many people who were under water are sitting on them or rnting them. it's creating this new shortage on the market. >> we've noticed a small adjustment in prices, multiple contracts on properties. we're seeing it from the brokerage side as well. >> reporter: they are further signs that housing could be slowly rebounding, making it a seller's market in the process. in baltimore, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> according to the maryland association of realtors, home prices neared the national increase of 3.8% since july of last year. the nation's debt continues to grow. it has now topped $16 trillion,

which is about $60,000 of debt per citizen. the republicans are using the new numbers to attack poafnlt paul ryan discussed it on a campaign trail in iowa and the republican national convention already debuted a new online ad on the hot topic. democrats continue to defend their record at the democratic national convention and tonight they're going to try a little nostalgia. former president bill clinton is expected to take the stage to support president obama. democrats are hoping it will add some credibility to the obama campaign. clinton headlines tonight's speeches and presidentbama will cap it off tonight. and our senior senator barbara mikulski will attend. some political souvenirs have a long tradition, but

others go outside the bo. karen kay a takes us shopping in charlotte. >> reporter: conventions only last once every four years. republicans have their elephant share of ms. in tampa. in charlotte for the democrats, it's much the same. it show political pride there's everything from hats to socks. the youth vote play a major role in democrat success in 2008. it might be part of a long-term party strategy. as it's been for generations of campaigns, there are buttons, lots and lots of buttons, inside and outside the hall. >> i like this one with the image of them. >> reporter: the point is to create a lasting memory but some may not make the plane ride home. >> from cupcakes to candy boxes

that feature the first lady and president obama. >> reporter: they have likenesses of the president, first lady and more, a pretty sweet way to represent. i'm karen kay farks abc2 news. >> she will be covering everything from the latest headlines and her show now days away. we're so excited to have katie couric's new show monday. it will air every day at 4:00 just before our newscast. you can head to abc2news.com/katie anytime for a sneak peek on what the show is all about. we're going to take you to charlotte for a preview of tonight's events at the dnc. >> tonight the crowd rallies.

i'll have all the latest action. >> boaters get taken on a wild ride. what caused the turbulence that sent five people to the hospital.

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-- of a speedboat caught on camera. it hit a large wake in missouri. everyone on the boat were knocked off of their feet. five people were taken to a local hospital for treatment. black bear on the loose again after bolting to his free do. the bear crawled up a tree in the front parking lot of an apartment building outside of cleveland, ohio. curious crowds started gathering to watch. >> i see this big black bear. he's been in the tree since 9:00 this morning. i was wondering how he got up there. >> wildlife officers tried to coax the bear down by soaking him with a water hose. then they built a fence around the tree and set a humane trap but the bear climbed down and ran through the parking lot. he climbed over a few fences and

eventually disappeared to safety in the woods. republicans have been going after president obama's record on the economy asking are you better off. are americans better off now than they were four years ago? you may soon be paying premium prices to dine at restaurants. how they're pick up on the variable pricing trend. anncr: this casino's in west virginia.

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are you better off than you were four years ago? the only way top answer that is to find out what you have to say. >> reporter: the economy is one of the top issues of this

election. cnn money hit the streets of los angeles, and dales. in terms of wages the general consensus seems to be most people don't make as much money pass they used to. >> i make about a third of what i did. >> no. >> no. i'm making less money and the sad part is i have a masters degree. >> even a corporate job doesn't pay what it was four or five years ago. >> making the same amount of money, able to save a little bit but same as before. >> four years ago struggle. today even more struggle. >> reporter: a poll is going on right now but so far two thirds say they're making more money than they did in 2008. that may be the case for some individuals but as a nation we are making less. the immediate jan household income four years ago was $55,000 a year.

now it's $51,000. a smaller income means less money to put aside for a rainy day. when president obama took office, the savings rate was more than 6%. the most recent data shows this has dropped to a little more than 4%. if you want to see where you fit in, take this mol add cnn money.com. still a little bit of a shower through millington and ga lean na. decent shower. giving you a beautiful shot of frostburg today. boy, sunny skies the scenario out here in the high country. back here in baltimore it's been generally a sunny scenario as well. current conditions at bwi 91 degrees with humidity at -- well

misleading at 50%. no winds. that is awfully, awfully muggy. caught some shower action. one moving across the chesapeake. this comes at the bay bridge marina. then we see sun come out over the close is a ping. some showers, yes, but nothing in terms of very widespread or sted zip downpours. look at the temperatures. heat plus humidity feels like mid to upper 90s. a real steamer. across the entire mid-atlantic region, big plume of moisture locked in over the eastern states now. you have to get way up into the upper midwest and great lakes to find dry air. dry hair will make a return on friday. in the meantime it could be active. it will be humid. that is for sure. take a look at the trend. a few showers south the rest of the evening. dry around central maryland and

the eastern shore. through your thursday maybe a pop-up shower but things are relatively dry. friday a new boundary pushing through. could it spark a shower, yes but most of it will stay west of the central part of the state. active across the east coast with a couple of frontal boundaries marching in. what's left of isaac, this is the old pressure system. it's headed back into the warm waters of the gulf. the national hurricane center giving us a 5% chance of redeveloping. this could become a new named storm, what was left of isaac down in the gulf. hurricane leslie, a threat to bermuda big time last this makes category two strength. today it did jump up to category one. 69 as we stay sticky into the day tomorrow.

temperatures surging to 90, hot. it will still be humid. shower possible saturday. let's break down the forecast. i think for all the orioles fans, we should be relatively dry a chance of a shower early. right now we have a dry forecast for ravens game damon day. good news there. now to democracy 2012 news. today is day two of the democratic national convention and it feature has full lineup including one big name. tory dunnan joins us from convention central in charlotte. on the agenda? the democrats. >> reporter: this is a huge night. former president bill clinton will be speaking hours from now. you can expect him to rally support for president obama. what we know about his speech so far is that he's going to be focusing on bigger issues, the economy, not so much on going after mitt romney but some more

information. clinton, as far as he goes, he's a top surrogate for the obama campaign and has appeared in lots of campaign ads. there's a slight risk he may overshadow president obama because he does have that high popularity rating. despite this he will be giving that prime-time speech and formally nominating the president. >> all right. a lot of people are still talking about michelle obama's dress, her speech, what are you hearing about that? >> reporter: people stalking about the dress and some people saying they feel like they have to go work out after seeing that dress and the way this looked. let's talk more about the speech itself because that's way more important. many people inside the convention hall said she really brought back some of that enthroughism from four years ago and the more personal stories. she also tried to relate to some

of those voters or struggling at the moment. take a listen. >> barak knows what this -- barack knows what this means when a a manically struggles. barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. >> reporter: kelly, you might remember go a week ago or so when ann rom something gave her speech, she tried to relate, talking about some of the struggles, she and mitt romney had when they were married. pretty apparent they are all going after that middle class vote. hollywood is rule thatly lending some star power to the democratic national convention. may cord -- some actresses have been secretly scheduled to speak. they will speak on the same night that president obama and vice-president joe biden will accept their nominations. so star, the dnc officials have

not commented on whether the women will appear. this surveillance video shows a violent encount tar between a prince george's county police officers and a teen. no it's not a cold. you may have horal fever. where the orioles stand. that and more coming up at 6.

people may be willing to pay extra for premium services or products. what about when this comes to restaurants? according to a new york teams

report, restaurants are starting to use variable pricing. you'll pay more to book reservations at restaurants during peak dining hours. the new policy would benefit those who dine on week nights or early birds. september is the time of the year that retailers start working hard to draw shoppers back into the stores after the summer lull. there are certain items you are better off buying in september when price are down. experts say if you're looking to lease a car, prices are down now. jewelry is also cheaper in september. ranges and stoves are typically discounted around labor day as stores try to get rid of the old models. of course back-to-school stuff and anything summer related is cheaper in september due to a low demand.

many americans -- a study by the pew project found more than half of americans who use apps decided not to install one when they found out how much personal information they had to share. coming up next, $30 million to fund research into football concussions. that's coming up on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. this is the talk of queen anne's county. the sheriff face last lawsuit. the plaintiff said she was fired for reporting the sheriff's brother. >> you